HUNTERDON CENTRAL REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

New Program Highlights
Embedded Librarianship
This year, the IMC staff worked toward a new model that embedded librarians in specific classrooms. This type
of partnership (discussed previously in “Librarians as Instructional Partners”) has been a very successful
addition to our current program and is one that we hope to expand in future years. The teachers and students
with whom we had true partnerships witnessed the potential of librarians to improve student learning; hopefully,
through your support, we can continue along this path, particularly as information, media, and digital literacy
become more than curricular add-ins and elective courses. These types of literacy are essential parts of all
content areas and must be infused throughout every course in our schools. Librarians have been trained in
inquiry and the use of technology and can be true partners in student learning and achievement, particularly as
State tests are revised to assess these areas. Embedded librarianship can help the school move toward the goal
of preparing students for these types of tests as well as the unknown “tests” they will face upon graduation.
Assessment
The librarians took a larger role in assessment this year, both formative and summative. They assessed student
learning on their own with annotated bibliographies and website evaluation, and did numerous co-assessments
of student created learning/lesson plans, final projects, and artifacts of learning. Students could see the value of
having both the classroom teacher and librarian as guides in the classroom:
It was indeed helpful because both teachers had different kinds of feedback, which was helpful at
the end to improve my work. ~Student
LibGuides
The IMC staff consistently looks for materials and resources that will enhance our user’s learning experience.
One of our most influential purchases this year was LibGuides. LibGuides has allowed us to create dynamic
project guides that focus students more directly on their learning; they provide topic focused resources in a
variety of mediums and from a variety of perspectives. Students and teachers have already been praising the
helpfulness of the LibGuides that have been created for their classes. Just this year, 38 LibGuides were created
to complement the existing project links. Judging by the number of page views below, the LibGuides were
very well-used.
LibGuides by the Numbers
Page views by students and staff 11,456
LibGuides Created 38
*LibGuides was purchased in December; therefore, we only have six months of data to provide.
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